About
Soulful
Skate Co.
Soulful Skate Co. is all about spreading joy, developing skills and creating an inclusive community through skateboarding.
Founded by Danielle Davis, we’re here to help you find your flow, whether you’re a total beginner or ready to level up your skills.
Think of us as your friendly crew for all things longboarding and surfskating in Bristol: lessons, meet-ups, events, yoga for skaters, and epic adventures that’ll leave you smiling from ear to ear.
How It All Started
Since 2020, Danielle has been organising longboarding events across the UK and Europe and often receives feedback thanking her for the joy she brings to an event.
She recognised her superpower - raising the vibration of a group, connecting people, and inspiring them.
A good friend described her spirit as a 'light soul' and from this beautiful sentiment, 'Light Soul Ventures' and later, 'Soulful Skate Co.', was born.
The mission is simple: to create inclusive skateboarding experiences that bring joy and lift souls.
What We Stand For
At Soulful Skate Co. everyone is welcome.
Kids, adults, beginners, pros....
Whether you are in your 70s (yes, teach have mature students!), maybe you run a queer community, maybe you skated as a kid and want to pick it up again, perhaps you want to learn with your child, or maybe you run an organisation and want to introduce your community to skateboarding!
Building Confidence: It’s not just about the skills. We’re here to help you feel unstoppable.
Community First: From group rides to socials, skating’s always better with mates. We connect you with other like-minded people.
Pure Joy: Let’s remind ourselves how to play, how to fall and how to get back up again with a smile.
Hi, I'm Danielle.
“Hi, I’m Danielle! I am a yoga teacher, techie, longboard nerd and dancer on (& off) boards ✨
My longboarding journey started unexpectedly during my 2nd year at Exeter University in 2015. From a whim skateboard purchase to self-taught tricks via YouTube (and the inevitable broken bone), my passion grew with the communities I met along the way and everywhere I went or lived, I would use my board to see beautiful places and connect with others.
Back in 2020 during the pandemic, I moved back in with my family from London and was working as a tech consultant at my desk 10 hours a day with a croissant posture! It broke me. But skating outside always brought me back to myself. I craved community and people to skate with having moved home & co-founded Bristol Girls Longboard. Creating this community brought so many incredible people into my life and I am so proud of what it's become.
A year later I became a Longboard Girls Crew UK Ambassador. This led to nationwide opportunities and I can proudly say that since 2022 I have also been Staff for Longboard Girls Crew globally!
A particularly proud moment has to be organising and featuring in the latest Longboard Girls Crew film, Beyond Bo(a)rders and creating our first festival in 2023, Push Forward Fest / @pushforwardfest. This has only made me more dedicated to breaking stereotypes and championing women's involvement in longboarding.
In May 2023, I also joined the Team at Vandem Longboard Shop and Lush Longboards, 2 long-standing and respected brands in the industry 🙌 I'm particularly happy that I get to talk about longboards all day 🤸🏼♀️”